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About the database: In all listings clicking on the photo will open a page for the site with a larger photo. The listings are drawn mainly from scientific journals and will not include the most recently discovered minor sites. There is comprehensive coverage of stone circles, stone rows and menhirs. Listings for cists and cairn circles should cover most of the better known sites. There are only partial entries for round cairns, settlements, pounds and none for reaves. For listings of specific types of monument click on Resources in the menu above. Corrections, or any feedback or suggestions are very welcome, email: info@dartmoorwalks.org.uk.

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Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Assycombe Double Stone RowOS Map:SX 66101 82649NMR record:SX 68 SE 4HER record:6537Megalithic Portal:1738PMD:Assycombe Standing StoneShortName: SS:AssycombeButler map: 35.19DPD page: 135Notes: Bronze Age stone row and cairn, Assycombe. The double stone row is 120m long terminating in the cairn at the North-East end. The South-West end is blocked by a stone 2.0m high. The largest stone, 2m high, lies at the E end and was re-erected re-erected by Baring-Gould in 1892 or 1893. The cairn is 8.4m in diameter and 0.6m high.Nearby sites:SX66108265Distance: 1.74km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Assycombe Double Stone RowOS Map:SX 66095 82641NMR record:SX 68 SE 4HER record:6537Megalithic Portal:1738The Stone Rows of GB:Assycombe Stone RowPMD:Assycombe Stone RowShortName: SR:AssycombeButler map: 35.19DPD page: 135Notes: "Bronze Age stone row and cairn, Assycombe. The double stone row is 120m long terminating in the cairn at the North-East end. The South-West end is blocked by a stone 2.0m high, re-erected there by Baring-Gould. The cairn is 8.4m in diameter and 0.6m high. Scheduled." Also from Burnard's 1892 field notes: The row, which starts from a ruined cairn, consists of 84 standing stones, and extends 800 feet E. and W., running in two rows down the hill towards Assycombe. It terminates towards the W. in a stone lying prone, 5' 9" long. 2'' wide. The avenue is from 5' to 6' wide, inner measurement. The stones composing the row are 18" high, and down to 6".Nearby sites:SX66108264Distance: 1.74km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Assycombe Double Stone RowOS Map:SX 66102 82650NMR record:SX 68 SE 4HER record:6538Megalithic Portal:45814PMD:Assycombe Stone RowAlternate name: Assycombe Hill Stone Row Encircled Cairn and CistShortName: CT:AssycombeButler map: 35.19Butler Vol 5: p.232 & Fig.164DPD page: 135Grinsell: LYD 26Turner: F16Notes: The cairn at the E end is in line with the N of the two rows. It measures 8.4m in diameter and is 0.6m high. It contains a large quantity of stone; two stones in the centre, set at right angles to each other around a hollow, suggest the remains of a cist.Nearby sites:SX66108265Distance: 1.74km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Fernworthy Stone CircleOS Map:SX 65487 84126NMR record:SX 68 SE 56HER record:6534Megalithic Portal:530PMD:Fernworthy Stone CircleShortName: SC:FernworthDPD page: 138Turner: G13Notes: The Fernworthy circle is part of a group of ceremonial monuments including 3 stone rows and 5 cairns that may once have rivalled Merrivale and Shovel Down as ceremonial centres. The site is in a small clearing in Fernworthy Forrest off the path to Teignhead Farm. The circle is remarkably intact with all but 2 stones still in their original places ... It is 20m in diameter and consists of 27 small stones. The stone rows and cairns probably came later and surround the site. The circle was excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1897. They found that the interior of the circle was covered in a layer of charcoal suggesting that it had been the scene of very many fires - perhaps funeral pyres or feasts. See also Legendary Dartmoor: Dartmoor's Fernworthy Stone. DNP Post 3D.Nearby sites:SX65498413Distance: 0.76km

OS Map:SX 65485 84047NMR record:SX 68 SE 93HER record:14887Megalithic Portal:35829Alternate name: Fernworthy 4 CairnShortName: CN:FernworthyCButler map: 35.15.4Grinsell: LYD 22Notes: Newman Barrow C.Cairn forming part of the cermonial complex at Froggymeade. Sitated at the southern end of the eastern stone row to the south of Fernworthy stone circle. It was excavated in 1898 but had previously been disturbed. Only one small flint flake was found.Nearby sites:SX65498405Distance: 0.73km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Fernworthy Stone CircleOS Map:SX 65561 84090NMR record:SX 68 SE 57HER record:6560Megalithic Portal:3234Alternate name: Fernworthy 5 Encircled CairnShortName: EC:FernworthyEButler map: 35.15.5DPD page: 138Grinsell: LYD 24Turner: F4Notes: Turner F4. Newman Barrow D. "5.8m diameter. Has 3 stones spaced on the east side. A beaker, flint knife, dress fastener and a piece of bronze were discovered when the cairn was excavated in 1898". The crushed beaker. When reconstructed it became one of Dartmoor's most important Bronze Age finds and is now on display in Plymouth City Museum along with the other artifacts retrieved. DNP Post 7D.Nearby sites:SX65568409Distance: 0.81km

OS Map:SX 65539 84333NMR record:SX 68 SE 55HER record:6563Megalithic Portal:35828The Stone Rows of GB:Fernworthy 1PMD:Fernworthy N RowAlternate name: Fernworthy 1 CairnShortName: CN:FernworthyNButler map: 35.15.1Grinsell: LYD 20Notes: Newman Barrow E. Remains of a small cairn at the northern terminus of the double stone row north of the Fernworthy stone circle. The cairn has been damaged by past tree planting and the feature can be hard to identify as the remains are low to the ground and spread far beyond its original form. Radcliffe quotes Butler and also refers to HER/SMR number 6556 or 6562. "The 1898 plan shows a mound with a stone alongside as its northern terminus, probably a cairn, 1, with a retaining circle. This stone is still visible together with another at an angle, perhaps one side of a cist ..." (Butler Vol 2 pp. 164-5)Nearby sites:SX65548433Distance: 0.91km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Fernworthy Stone CircleOS Map:SX 65538 84336NMR record:SX 68 SE 55HER record:6562Megalithic Portal:1933The Stone Rows of GB:Fernworthy 1PMD:Fernworthy B Stone RowAlternate name: Fernworthy 1 Stone RowShortName: SR:Fernwthy NDPD page: 138Notes:Butler Row 1. "To the N of Fernworthy stone circle is a double stone row. At its N end are the disturbed remains of a barrow. The row survives well for 125m although beyond this (to the N) it has been heavily disturbed by forestry activity as far as the barrow. The plan of 1898, made prior to afforestation, shows the N end of the double row as already `buried or lost'. The surviving part of the double row contains paired, low stones 0.8m to 1.4m apart, averaging 0.3m high, although many are flush with the ground. The tallest stones are at the S end. The alignment of the row is tangential to the circle (SX 68 SE 56). The barrow at the N end of the row measures 6m in diameter, although it is very amorphous due to tree planting. there is a large proportion of stone in the centre of the low mound, as well as some amorphous scarping and one large upright slab." DNP Post 8DNearby sites:SX65548434Distance: 0.92km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Fernworthy Stone CircleOS Map:SX 65490 84070NMR record:SX 68 SE 93HER record:6556Megalithic Portal:10484The Stone Rows of GB:Fernworthy 2PMD:Fernworthy C Stone RowAlternate name: Fernworthy 2 Stone RowShortName: SR:Fernwthy SEDPD page: 138Notes:Butler Row 2. "Centred at SX 65518404 is a cairn. 45m to the N at SX 65508409 is a barrow containing the remains of a cist. Between the two are the very fragmented remains of an alleged double stone row running N to S parallel to another row (SX 68 SE 59) which leads towards Fernworthy Stone Circle. The row, barrow and cairn have all been comprehensively damaged by afforestation and the digging of the adjacent drainage channels. Seven stones survive of an alignment but there is little evidence that it was a double row. The barrow at the N end of the row measures up to 6m in diameter and is 0.4m high, although its shape is obscured by drainage channels. The cist in the centre is represented by two stones set at right angles, 0.4m tall internally. The cairn at the S end of the row measures 7.3m N to S by 8.5m and is 0.5m high. There is a large amount of surface stone on and around it." DNP Post 5D.Nearby sites:SX65498407Distance: 0.74km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Fernworthy Stone CircleOS Map:SX 65479 84105NMR record:SX 68 SE 59HER record:14886Megalithic Portal:1934The Stone Rows of GB:Fernworthy 3PMD:Fernworthy A Stone RowAlternate name: Fernworthy 3 Stone RowShortName: SR:Fernwthy SWDPD page: 138Notes:Butler Row 3. "A disturbed double stone row is centred SX 65488408. It is 21m long and is oriented N to S. At the N end is a cairn (SX 68 SE 58) offset slightly W of the alignment of the row. Beyond this to the N is Fernworthy Stone Circle (SX 68 SE 56). The S end of the row is not very well preserved. The plan of 1898 depicts it terminating at a stone in the face of a wall, although the wall has since been removed. The stones in the row average 0.5m to 0.6m tall and lie in an area of amorphous modern earthworks up to 0.3m deep." DNP Post 1D.Nearby sites:SX65488411Distance: 0.75km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Grey Wethers Double Stone CircleOS Map:SX 63875 83122NMR record:SX 68 SW 1HER record:6759Megalithic Portal:532PMD:Grey Wethers Stone CirclesShortName: SC:Grey Weth SDPD page: 134Turner: G2Notes: This site is one of the most impressive on Dartmoor. The circles were restored in 1909 by Burnard. At the time only 9 stones remained standing in the north circle and 7 in the south circle. It is thought that the reconstruction is fairly accurate. The circles are separated by a few meters and are almost identical. Both circles have 30 stones and diameters very close to 33 m and they are within 2 degrees of being on an exact north to south alignment. The slight differences between the two circles could even be a result of the restoration. Apparently "wether" is an old English name for sheep and legend has it that a drunken farmer leaving the Warren House Inn was persuaded that the Grey Wethers were a desirable flock for sale! See also, Legendary Dartmoor: Grey WethersNearby sites:SX63888312Distance: 1.14km

OS Map:SX 64856 83806NMR record:SX 68 SW 26HER record:6730Megalithic Portal:45619PMD:Hemstone RocksAlternate name: Hemstone Rocks N.3 Platform Cairn CircleShortName: PC:HemstoneButler map: 35.7.3Grinsell: LYD 17bTurner: E12Notes: Turner E12. Next to Turner ring cairn D9. Grinsell Lydford 17b. "Remains of a cairn 8.0 metres diameter and up to 0.2 metres high to the north of the hut settlement. There are two pits cut into it, probably the result of work carried out by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1901." DNP Site 9F.Nearby sites:SX64868381Distance: 0.06km

OS Map:SX 64852 83850NMR record:SX 68 SW 26HER record:6729Megalithic Portal:45619PMD:Hemstone RocksAlternate name: Hemstone Rocks N.2 Ring Setting Cairn and CistShortName: CT:HemstoneButler map: 35.7.2Grinsell: LYD 17aTurner: D9Notes: Turner D9. Butler Hemstone Rocks N. 1 - Vol. 2. Map 35.7. Central cist. Next to Turner Platform Circle E12. Grinsell Lydford 17a. There are 3 cairns in the vicinity and they are according to Newman [2013] impossible to match up with the old reports. These cairns were excavated by Baring-Gould in 1900. A flint flake was found in the cist. There is also a rectangular pit in this cairn which could be from the 1900 excavation. See also: MDV48854. DNP Site 8FNearby sites:SX64858385Distance: 0.07km

OS Map:SX 64000 82870NMR record:SX 68 SW 2HER record:6754Megalithic Portal:23218ShortName: PD:SittafordNotes: "An oval enclosure lying within Great Stannon Newtake. It is defined by a 4.5m wide and 1.2m high rubble bank surrounding an internal area measuring 53.5m east to west by 39m north to south. An 8.3 metre wide entrance gap on the eastern side by a stony mound. The considerable size of the bank combined with its proximity to a number of ritual monuments within Great Stannon Newtake strongly supports that this enclosure is much more likely to have been used for ritual than domestic purposes and it has consequently been identified as a henge."Nearby sites:SX64008287Distance: 1.23km

OS Map:SX 64084 82827NMR record:SX 68 SW 88HER record:20908Megalithic Portal:45611PMD:South TeignheadShortName: PC:S TeignheadButler map: 35.17Butler Vol 5: p.157Turner: E4Notes: Turner E4. oval cairn measuring 12.0m x 8.0m. It is flat-topped apart from a slight hollow in the centre. It appears to have multiple concentric rings of spaced small stones set on edge, with at least six rings being visible on its north side. To the south-east some stones are set at right angles to the rings. Butler in Volume 5 p.157 refers to a 14 x 6 m long cairn on the southern slopes of White Ridge. Presumably he refers to this site.Nearby sites:SX64088283Distance: 1.21km

OS Map:SX 65250 85470NMR record:SX 68 NE 115HER record:54535Megalithic Portal:3478Alternate name: Stonetor Hill 1 Cairn CircleShortName: CC:Stonetor 1DPD page: 133Turner: G12Notes: Dubious site. Possibly site listed as Stone Circle G12 by Turner. "Two upright slabs situated in the shallow valley bottom above the headmire of the E arm of the Stonetor Brook. The slabs, 1.2m high, are positioned in line 1.0m apart and lie on the boundary of Gidleigh Parish and the Forest of Dartmoor, now Dartmoor Forest parish. The N face of the E stone has the letters 'GP' (Gidleigh parish). The S face is lichen covered. A deep water filled erosion hollow lies on the N side of these stones". For a photo of this site, see Boundary stone on Stonetor HillNearby sites:SX65258547Distance: 1.73km

OS Map:SX 65200 85360NMR record:SX 68 NE 110HER record:48856Megalithic Portal:3478Alternate name: Stonetor Hill 3 Stone Ring Cairn Circle ShortName: RC:Stonetor 3DPD page: 133Turner: A3Notes: Turner A3. Possible pound? "The feature consists of a sub-circular earthern bank 25m in diameter and up to 0.4m in height. It is best preserved on the North side where the bank is well defined, flat topped and has a plan width of about 4.0m On the South side the bank has been spread and flattened but still survives to 0.5m in height as a prominent outward-facing scarp, where the natural ground surface falls away from the enclsure. There is no entrance through the bank."Nearby sites:SX65208536Distance: 1.61km